tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post4407532905786988101..comments2018-03-17T17:59:56.204+01:00Comments on EL Kaos UT: Islamic State Fighters Shoot Down Warplane (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)EL Etoshttps://plus.google.com/111683365675203687716noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post-37629994755895842572014-12-25T07:42:07.070+01:002014-12-25T07:42:07.070+01:00Islamic State did not shoot down Jordan plane, say...Islamic State did not shoot down Jordan plane, says US ...<br /><br />The Jordanian plane that crashed in Syria was not shot down by Islamic State (IS) militants, the US says.<br /><br />The plane was lost in IS territory on Wednesday morning, and the pilot has been captured.<br /><br />IS militants said that they shot down the plane with a heat-seeking missile. However, the US says &quot;evidence clearly indicates&quot; that this is not true.<br /><br />Jordan is one of four Arab states in a US-led coalition that has launched air strikes on IS targets in Syria.<br /><br />The F-16 fighter jet is the first coalition aircraft to be lost on IS territory since air strikes began in September.<br /><br />IS fighters have published photographs showing the pilot being captured. They named the pilot as Flight Lieutenant Moaz Youssef al-Kasasbeh.<br /><br />In a statement, US Central Command (Centcom) said it strongly condemned the actions of IS, and confirmed the group &quot;has taken captive the downed pilot&quot;.<br /><br />It did not say what could have caused the plane to crash.<br /><br />However, it said it would not tolerate IS&#39;s &quot;attempts to misrepresent or exploit this unfortunate aircraft crash for their own purposes&quot;.<br /><br />&quot;Evidence clearly indicates that Isil [IS] did not down the aircraft as the terrorist organisation is claiming,&quot; it added..............http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30600500<br />24/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post-3384626241938656422014-12-24T20:35:41.278+01:002014-12-24T20:35:41.278+01:00Ban Ki-moon Calls on Islamic State to Treat Jordan...Ban Ki-moon Calls on Islamic State to Treat Jordanian Pilot Lawfully...<br /><br />UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged Islamic State (IS) to adhere to international humanitarian law in treating the Jordanian pilot it has captured, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for Ban, said.<br /><br />“The Secretary General calls on his captors to treat the pilot in accordance with international humanitarian law. Obviously the Secretary General is following the situation very closely and is deeply concerned with continued use of violence,” Dujarric said............http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20141224/1016202217.html<br />24/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post-77880922832440252842014-12-24T16:41:47.156+01:002014-12-24T16:41:47.156+01:00The father of a Jordanian pilot captured in Syria ...The father of a Jordanian pilot captured in Syria on Wednesday by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant group voiced hope that his son would return home safe and sound...<br /><br />&quot;I received the news from a senior Jordanian Air Force official who reaffirmed that the army had already started efforts to rescue my son,&quot; Safi al-Kasasba, father of captured Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasba, told The Anadolu Agency by phone.<br /><br />&quot;Officials confirmed that King Abdullah II is personally keen on rescuing Moaz and returning him safe and sound,&quot; he added.<br /><br />The Jordanian army had earlier confirmed that one of its warplanes had been shot down in Syria and its pilot, Moaz al-Kasasba, captured by the ISIL...............http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/440293--isil-shoots-down-jet-captures-arab-pilot-in-syria<br />24/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post-56128859412131209482014-12-24T13:30:04.707+01:002014-12-24T13:30:04.707+01:00The Jordanian army said on Wednesday one of its pi...The Jordanian army said on Wednesday one of its pilots was captured by Islamic State militants after his plane was downed during coalition air raids in Syria...<br /><br />&quot;Jordan holds the group and its supporters responsible for the safety of the pilot and his life,&quot; an army statement read on state television said.<br />http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Jordan-confirms-one-of-its-pilots-captured-in-Syria-during-air-raid-385605<br />24/12/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409482909880290151.post-30717840680083307712014-12-24T12:40:59.837+01:002014-12-24T12:40:59.837+01:00Jet der Anti-IS-Allianz abgeschossen ....
Erstmal... Jet der Anti-IS-Allianz abgeschossen ....<br /><br />Erstmals sollen Kämpfer der Terrormiliz einen gegnerischen Flieger getroffen haben. <br /><br />Die Terrormiliz IS hat nach Angaben von Aktivisten im Norden von Syrien erstmals ein Kampfflugzeug der internationalen Allianz abgeschossen. Nach &quot;bestätigten Berichten&quot; hielten IS-Kämpfer einen arabischen Piloten gefangen, nachdem dessen Maschine bei Raqqa abgeschossen worden sei, teilte die Syrische Beobachtungsstelle für Menschenrechte am Mittwoch mit. Raqqa ist die Stadt, die vom IS in Syrien zu seiner Hauptstadt erklärt wurde. Der IS in Rqqa veröffentlichte auf jihadistischen Websites Fotos, die einen jordanischen Piloten zeigen sollen. Die US-Regierung hatte im September mit Unterstützung verbündeter arabischer Staaten Luftangriffe auf Stellungen und Fahrzeuge der IS-Miliz in Nord- und Ostsyrien begonnen, um einen weiteren Vormarsch der Dschihadisten zu verhindern. Auch im Irak fliegen die USA sowie verbündete westliche Staaten seit dem Sommer Angriffe auf die Dschihadisten.............http://kurier.at/politik/ausland/jet-der-anti-is-allianz-abgeschossen/104.411.014Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com